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Harmison and Collingwood awarded England Central Contracts

The England selectors also announced that twelve players had been awarded 12-month central contracts for the period from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009. They are: James Anderson, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Andrew Flintoff, Stephen Harmison, Monty Panesar, Kevin Pietersen, Ryan Sidebottom, Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan.

National Selector, Geoff Miller, said: “The selectors would like to congratulate the team on an outstanding performance in beating such a talented One-Day side as South Africa so comprehensively.

“It bodes extremely well for the tough challenges that lie ahead this winter and is reflected in our decision to retain the bulk of the squad from this summer’s NatWest Series for both The Stanford Super Series and the tour of India.

“With regard to the award of Central Contracts, I am delighted that Stuart Broad has won an England Central Contract for the first time. Stuart has made rapid progress over the past year and adapted extremely well to the challenges of both Test and One-Day International cricket.

“The award of an England Central Contract to Michael Vaughan reflects the selectors’ view that Michael still has a role to play in the England Test squad over the next 12 months.

“As we build toward the Ashes in 2009, we feel that Michael’s experience of previous Ashes campaigns and his excellent personal record against Australia will be an important asset to the squad. “